More shows: Katy Perry, Randy Travis, Brooke White

She just finished opening No Doubt's final night at Verizon ... and now Katy Perry and her nutty outfits (like this one that she wore for her Today Show appearance two weeks ago) are coming back on her own to headline the Hollywood Palladium on Aug. 29. Sweet addition: the Bird and the Bee, the sophistipop duo of Inara George and Greg Kurstin, will open. Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m. exclusively through LiveNation.com.

Also at the Palladium: The Nightman Cometh, a live rock opera based on a fan-favorite episode featuring the cast of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, including Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton (all of whom co-wrote the show) along with Kaitlin Olson, Danny DeVito, Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Artemis Pebdani. That plays Sept. 25, with tickets on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Country stars classic and fresh-faced are headed to SoCal's House of Blues venues, starting with veteran performer Randy Travis, who arrives Oct. 1 at the Mouse House still touring behind last year's Around the Bend, his first mainstream country album in nearly a decade. Tickets, $50-$100, go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.

Meanwhile, American Idol favorite Kellie Pickler will play Sept. 15 at the West Hollywood club, as part of the CMA Songwriters Series. Also slated to perform: Bob DiPero, Chris Lindsey and Aimee Mayo. Tickets, $12.50, go on sale Friday at 10.

And two more Idols, heart-focused Season 7 finalists Brooke White (her debut: High Hopes & Heartbreak) and Michael Johns (his debut: Hold Back My Heart), show up Sept. 17 to play at the Glass House in Pomona, with Benton Paul opening. Tickets, $21, go on sale Friday at noon.

Also at the Mouse House: Punkrockers.com 2nd Anniversary Show featuring the Germs and U.K. Subs with the Last Gang, Sept. 6, $17.50-$45 ... and the Wise Guys Big Band, Nov. 28, $22.50-$45. Both go on sale Saturday at 10.

Also at the Glass House: Trivium with White Chapel, Darkest Hour and Dirge Within, Oct. 1, $22 ... Thursday with Fall of Troy, Dear Hunter and Touche Amore, Oct. 12, $16 ... and The AP Tour Fall Ball '09 featuring the Academy Is ... and Mayday Parade with Set Your Goals, the Secret Handshake and You Me at Six, Oct. 15, $15. The first two go on sale Friday at noon, the last one on Saturday at 10 a.m.

The critically acclaimed Mountain Goats are headed to the Music Box at the Fonda in Hollywood on Nov. 15, with Final Fantasy opening. Tickets, $22, go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. Meanwhile, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, the L.A. buzz band formed by Alex Ebert of Ima Robot whose album Up from Below is one of the better discs this year, plays Sept. 22 at El Rey Theatre, $17, on sale now.

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